The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They played their home games at Alico Arena and were led by third year head coach Joe Dooley. They finished the season 21–14, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Kennesaw State, North Florida, and Stetson to be champions of the A-Sun tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four to advance to the first round where they lost to North Carolina.
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Atlantic Sun tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Record | 21–14 (8–6 A-Sun) |
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| Home arena | Alico Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson* | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for the 2016 NCAA tournament due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-season
editDepartures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Brett Comer | 0 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Senior | Winter Park, FL | Graduated |
| Bernard Thompson | 2 | G | 6'3" | 166 | Senior | Conyers, GA | Graduated |
| Nate Hicks | 1 | C | 6'10" | 227 | RS Senior | Panama City Beach, FL | Graduated |
| Jamail Jones | 5 | 5 | 6'6" | 215 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Logan Hovey | 10 | F | 6'7" | 208 | RS Freshman | Orlando, FL | Transferred to Southwest Baptist |
| Eric Moeller | 42 | F | 6'11" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Ocala, FL | Retired due to injuries [1] |
| Marcus Blake | 24 | F | 6'7" | 205 | RS Senior | Miami, FL | Walk-on; graduated |
| Armand Shoon | 4 | G | 6'3" | 183 | Sophomore | Miami, FL | Walk-on; transferred to St. Thomas University[2] |
| Nick Pellar | 11 | F | 6'6" | 206 | RS Sophomore | Munster, Indiana | Walk-on; retired [3] |
| Tejai Allen | 23 | G | 6'4" | 193 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Walk-on; transferred to Claflin University |
Arrivals
| Player | Previous Institution |
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| Kevin Mickle | Broward College |
| Brandon Goodwin | UCF |
| Patson Siame | Loyola Marymount |
Class of 2015 Signees
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Rayjon Tucker SF | Charlotte, NC | Northside Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 24, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
| Reggie Reid PG | Augusta, GA | Harlem (GA) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 24, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 14, 2015* 2:00 pm | at Ohio | L 75–85 | 0–1 | 21 – Norelia | 9 – Norelia | 5 – Tied | Convocation Center (5,851) Athens, OH | ||||
| November 16, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Texas Wesleyan | W 85–62 | 1–1 | 18 – Cvjeticanin | 11 – Norelia | 6 – Tied | Alico Arena (3,809) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| November 21, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Youngstown State FGCU Classic | W 104–101 3OT | 2–1 | 34 – Norelia | 18 – Tied | 9 – Reid | Alico Arena (3,562) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| November 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Dakota FGCU Classic | W 73–60 | 3–1 | 18 – Norelia | 10 – Norelia | 9 – Reid | Alico Arena (3,412) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| November 23, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bowling Green FGCU Classic | L 77–82 | 3–2 | 26 – Johnson | 7 – Norelia | 4 – Johnson | Alico Arena (3,854) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| November 27, 2015* 6:30 pm, SECN | at Florida | L 50–70 | 3–3 | 9 – Terrell | 9 – Terrell | 3 – Simmons | O'Connell Center (10,323) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| November 29, 2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ave Maria FGCU Classic | W 91–34 | 4–3 | 24 – Terrell | 5 – Mickle | 6 – Johnson | Alico Arena (2,460) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| December 2, 2015* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | at No. 18 Texas A&M | L 65–75 | 4–4 | 14 – Terrell | 9 – Morant | 3 – Tied | Reed Arena (5,589) College Station, TX | ||||
| December 6, 2015* 3:30 pm, ASN | at FIU | W 84–76 OT | 5–4 | 20 – Terrell | 11 – Norelia | 6 – Tied | FIU Arena (1,156) University Park, FL | ||||
| December 13, 2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | UMass | W 77–76 | 6–4 | 20 – Norelia | 8 – Morant | 2 – Tied | Alico Arena (3,049) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| December 19, 2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Dakota State | L 52–56 | 6–5 | 26 – Norelia | 11 – Norelia | 2 – Tied | Alico Arena (3,247) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana Tech | L 63–66 | 6–6 | 16 – Terrell | 10 – Morant | 4 – Reid | Alico Arena (3,514) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| December 28, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. South Dakota | L 81–89 OT | 6–7 | 25 – Terrell | 12 – Norelia | 3 – Reid | Sanford Pentagon (2,087) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||
| December 31, 2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | La Salle | W 86–77 | 7–7 | 20 – DeBose | 10 – Simmons | 5 – Johnson | Alico Arena (3,084) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| January 2, 2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eckerd | W 68–57 | 8–7 | 19 – Norelia | 6 – Norelia | 4 – Tied | Alico Arena (2,983) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| January 5, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Webber International | W 104–59 | 9–7 | 20 – Norelia | 9 – Tied | 6 – Reid | Alico Arena (2,713) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
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| January 9, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stetson | W 82–53 | 10–7 (1–0) | 17 – Johnson | 7 – Norelia | 5 – Johnson | Alico Arena (4,266) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | NJIT | W 82–78 OT | 11–7 (2–0) | 18 – Norelia | 13 – Norelia | 5 – Reid | Alico Arena (4,124) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| January 16, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | USC Upstate | W 85–56 | 12–7 (3–0) | 18 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 6 – Johnson | Alico Arena (4,074) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| January 21, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 79–74 | 13–7 (4–0) | 19 – Tucker | 9 – Norelia | 2 – Tied | KSU Convocation Center (1,809) Kennesaw, GA | ||||
| January 24, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | L 75–91 | 13–8 (4–1) | 19 – Norelia | 8 – Norelia | 2 – Greene | Allen Arena (1,183) Nashville, TN | ||||
| January 27, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville | L 69–78 | 13–9 (4–2) | 16 – Tied | 11 – Norelia | 3 – Reid | Alico Arena, FL (4,014) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| January 30, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at North Florida | L 76–82 | 13–10 (4–3) | 25 – Norelia | 9 – Simmons | 4 – Tied | UNF Arena (4,138) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| February 1, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Jacksonville | L 80–83 | 13–11 (4–4) | 25 – Johnson | 7 – Tied | 5 – Johnson | Swisher Gymnasium (778) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| February 6, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Florida | W 81–65 | 14–11 (5–4) | 16 – DeBose | 11 – Norelia | 6 – Johnson | Alico Arena (4,522) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate | W 71–64 | 15–11 (6–4) | 22 – Norelia | 9 – Norelia | 4 – DeBose | G. B. Hodge Center (345) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
| February 13, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at NJIT | L 59–68 | 15–12 (6–5) | 17 – Norelia | 11 – Norelia | 2 – Tied | Fleisher Center (1,203) Newark, NJ | ||||
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lipscomb | W 82–67 | 16–12 (7–5) | 25 – Norelia | 12 – Norelia | 7 – Johnson | Alico Arena (4,271) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| February 20, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kennesaw State | W 68–63 | 17–12 (8–5) | 22 – Norelia | 7 – Norelia | 5 – Johnson | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| February 25, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stetson | L 73–80 | 17–13 (8–6) | 29 – Norelia | 12 – Norelia | 4 – Norelia | Edmunds Center (842) DeLand, FL | ||||
| Atlantic Sun tournament | |||||||||||
| March 1, 2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals | W 74–64 | 18–13 | 15 – Terrell | 12 – Norelia | 3 – Tied | Alico Arena (2,752) Fort Myers, FL | |||
| March 3, 2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | at (1) North Florida Semifinals | W 89–56 | 19–13 | 23 – Norelia | 13 – Norelia | 4 – Terrell | UNF Arena (4,305) Jacksonville, FL | |||
| March 6, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | (7) Stetson Championship | W 80–78 OT | 20–13 | 21 – Simmons | 12 – Simmons | 5 – Tied | Alico Arena (4,670) Fort Myers, FL | |||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15, 2016* 6:30 pm, truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) Fairleigh Dickinson First Four | W 96–65 | 21–13 | 20 – Norelia | 10 – Tied | 7 – Johnson | UD Arena (11,728) Dayton, OH | |||
| March 17, 2016* 7:20 pm, TBS | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 3 North Carolina First round | L 67–83 | 21–14 | 15 – Terrell | 11 – Norelia | 7 – Terrell | PNC Arena (17,387) Raleigh, NC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Eric Moeller leaving FGCU; Eljiah Long released from letter of intent". Naples Daily News. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Caldwell, Dana. "Baseball not putting big stock on Atlantic Sun tourney seeding". Naples Daily News. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Soffian, Seth. "DeBose doing fine with Jayhawks". News Press. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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